This Is Year of Pitcher and Other Baseball Notes
President Heydler says 1931 pitching improved with less hitting and fewer home runs, noting possible no hit games. San Francisco Seals Night games invite women free, with expected added sales of hot dogs and boxes. Rhode Island track names four captains led by Murgo and Osterlund. Manhattan College baseball changes: Bert Daniels to manage after Loughran, Noonan, Brogan, McCarthy era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Heydler
Mr. Heydler
Heydler
San Francisco
Seals and Missions
Rhode Island State
Fred Tootell
Joe Murgo
Papi Cieurzo
Eric Osterlund
Dick Howes
Murgo
Cieurzo
Howes
Osterlund
Motorists Travel Far on Newly Improved Roads
Motorists now cover about two thirds more miles yearly than a decade ago. In 1930 gasoline usage rose 3 percent from 1929 with an average 556 gallons per vehicle and 8 340 miles traveled per car. Road funding came mainly from motorists via gasoline tax and license fees totaling 82 08 dollars per owner. Hard surface pavements save miles driven costs, supporting road bonding funded by gas taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. BE. Duffy
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Fraulein Gina Falkenberg Wins German Girl Golf Title
Fraulein Gina Falkenberg becomes Germany's girl golf champion. She already holds the German women's amateur titles in swimming and hurdling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraulein
Gina Falkenberg
Germany
Racketeering in Ancestors Lures
New York report on genealogists exploiting rich Americans especially women eager to trace noble lineages. Fraudulent dealers and false lines flood print, with publishers and societies sometimes masquerading as legitimate sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Donald Lines Jacobus
The
People
Journal of the American Eugenics Society
Jacobus
Elizabeth
Nouveau Riche
Fatpurse
Charlemagne
Godiva
Baseball World Series History and Scandals Across Eras
The account recalls six World Series from 1912 to 1929 including the 1912 Giants vs Red Sox muff and the 1919 fixing scandal. It notes Babe Ruth’s rise in 1920, public skepticism about promotions, and the 1923 record crowds. It mentions riots in Cleveland and Niles and reflects on fan confidence in baseball.
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New York Giants
Boston Red Sox
Snodgrass
New York
Giants
Phil
Adelphia
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati
White Sox
New York Yankees
Chicago
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Cleveland
Niles
Ohio
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Water basketball and campus sport plans headline Florida year
Water basketball thrives at the University of Florida this year while Illinois plans a 300000 dollar ice rink and a 40000 dollar golf course. A hick town hinges on the pitcher choice for the next game based on the collection. The Tigers appear to have found a shortstop in young Mr Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Florida
The
University of
Mr. Owen
Tigers
Tombstone
Newton
Kan
Susan Lorraine Biggerstaff
William Biggerstaff
Zimmerdale
Fruit Jar Trick Aids Flashlight Use Under Cars
A Popular Mechanics note explains a simple hack where a common fruit jar holds a flashlight for under car work. An autoist carries one on trips to illuminate low areas. in sand or loose dirt the jar can be angled conveniently for visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Heisterman
Chicago
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Parson Marries Three Pairs in Same Airplane
In Kansas City a preacher conducted a triple wedding at 1500 feet aboard a tri motor airplane. The couples were Miss Mary Lee Merrill with Vincent Rapp, Miss Effie N Campbell with Cecil J Michael, and Miss Dorothy Ayers with Lee Haley. Michael is from Tulsa. The custom vows omitted obedience and substituted honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Earl A. Blackman
Mary Lee Merrill
Vincent Rapp
Effie N. Campbell
Cecil J. Michael
Dorothy Ayers
Lee Haley
Michael
Tulsa
Oklo
Penitentiary Visit Ends With Man Choosing Stay
Ed Sweet toured the New Mexico state penitentiary and paid 25 cents. He called the facility pretty nice and decided to stay, presenting commitment papers claiming a one year sentence for tire theft.
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Santa Fe
N. M
State Penitentiary
Ed Sweet
Swope
Connecticut Woman Finds Right Man at Age of 70
Bridgeport Connecticut seventy year old Alice Hurd found the right man Wilbur J Beardsley sixty eight a widower and promised to marry him after they met at the home for the aged.
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Connecticut
Bridgeport
Conn
Alice Hurd
Wilbur J. Beardsley
Shortest Path to Top Ranks Lies in Teaching Careers
Freling Foster analyzes Who's Who data in Collier's Weekly and finds teaching offers the quickest ascent to recognition. He tabulates years from graduation to inclusion across occupations, revealing educators eighteen, scientists twenty, writers twenty-two, editors twenty-four, physicians twenty-five, artists twenty-six, lawyers thirty, and business men thirty-one years on average.
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Freling Foster
Collier’s Weekly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Johnson
Iron Man
Bucky Harris
Johnson
Bucky
Washington
Barney
St. Louis Cardinals
Manhattan College
Jaspers
Bill McCarthy
Manhattan
Ted Brogan
Brogan
Bill Loughran
Loughran
Petfe Noonan
Jasper
Bert Daniels
Yankee
John Gruber
Forbesfield
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bobby Mathews
Boston Nationals
Atlanta
Memphis
New Orleans
Stuffy McInnis
Chub Collins
Ontario
Can.) Baseball Amateur Association
Missouri
Jack Johnson
Utah
Babe
Dave MacMillan
Minnesota
Idaho
Brooklyn
Havana
Florida
Parson
Faultless Starch CO
United States
Philadelphia
Nor
Dr. Jayne
JaynesVermifuge
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